Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Three men who signed the Declaration of Independence were once prisoners in St. Augustine, inside the Castillo de San Marcos.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we approach the 250th birthday of our country, we pause to remember a group of men who proposed some radical, revolutionary ...

As America nears its 250th birthday, one of Augusta's oldest memorials still stands as an enduring tribute to three of the nation's Founding Fathers. But if you visit, you might feel like something's ...

This summer marks the 250th birthday of the United States, and we’ll soon be waving flags, watching parades and setting off fireworks. But how much do you actually know about the document that brought ...

On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Great Britain.

Let’s take a moment to remember the 58 men who signed the Declaration of Independence. Five were captured by the British as traitors and then tortured and killed. Twelve had their homes ransacked and ...

We all know of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson but since its Father’s Day today, we’re going to remember some of the lesser known names of the 56 signers of the Declaration ...

The Fourth of July is almost here, and this year, the holiday will commemorate 250 years since the founding of the United States. As one of the 13 original colonies, Connecticut produced many key ...

August 2, 1776, is one of the most important but least celebrated days in American history when 56 members of the Second Continental Congress started signing the Declaration of Independence in ...

As we approach the 250th birthday of our country, we pause to remember a group of men who proposed some radical, revolutionary beliefs and convictions. They wrote to the King of England a declaration ...

The monument holds the remains of signers Lyman Hall and George Walton, but not Button Gwinnett. The monument was erected in 1848, and the remains of Hall and Walton were re-interred there. A stolen ...